Want to Oust Couric? Show Her the Money

Katie Couric is keeping her CBS Evening News gig because it would be too expensive to fire her, sources tell the New York Post. Couric has a “pay or play” clause that would force the network to fork over $40 million if it replaces her. “The contract is airtight,” says one source. Les Moonves has “tried to get her to move on, and she was like, ‘Fine. I’ll leave—where’s my money?’”

The network denies the rumor. “This is unmitigated bull[bleep],” a representative said. “Katie is on the air because CBS is committed to her as an anchor.” (More Katie Couric stories.)